Ararahih'urípih
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iktamkúrihva / iktamkúrihvu- to pan for gold

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2116 | revised Dec 16 2014

iktamkúrihva / iktamkúrihvu- • V • to pan for gold

Derivation:  iktav-kúrih-va
hold.in.hand-into.water-PL.ACT

  • xás kári niktamkúrihva. And then I was panning. [Reference: DF 05: Finding Gold 005]
  • víriva payváheem vúra kári káan nipiktamkurihvankôoti. So nowadays I still always go back panning there. [Reference: DF 05: Finding Gold 013]

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  1. xás   kári   ni-ktamkúrihva  
    then   then   1s(>3)-pan.for.gold  
    And [I] started right in panning.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. viri-va   payváaheem   vura   kári   kaan   ni-p-iktamkurihv-an-kôo-ti  
    so-so   nowadays   Intensive   then   there   1s(>3)-ITER-pan.for.gold-go.to-to-DUR  
    Even now I go back and pan at that place.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text